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Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center Thu May 30 / 13 Find Tickets
Holmfirth The Picturedome Fri Jun 21 / 13 Find Tickets
Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center Wed Jul 10 / 13 Find Tickets
Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage Fri Jul 12 / 13 Find Tickets
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Sweet (also referred to as The Sweet) were a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as a prominent glam rock act, with their most prolific line-up: lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker. Sweet were formed in 1967 and achieved their first hit "Funny Funny" in 1971 after teaming up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and record producer Phil Wainman. During 1971 and 1972, their musical style followed a marked progression from the Archies-like bubblegum style of "Funny Funny" to a Who-influenced hard rock style supplemented by a striking use of high-pitched backing vocals. The band achieved notable success in the UK charts, with thirteen Top 20 hits during the 1970s alone, with "Block Buster!" (1973) topping the chart, followed by three consecutive number two hits in "Hell Raiser" (1973), "The Ballroom Blitz" (1973) and "Teenage Rampage" (1974). Their first self-written and produced single "Fox on the Run" (1975) also reached number two on the UK charts. These results were topped in West Germany and other countries on the European mainland, where the band was very popular. From 1976, the success started to decline, and Sweet had their last Top 10 hit in 1978 with "Love Is Like Oxygen". Connolly left the group in 1979 to start a solo career and the remaining members continued as a threesome until disbanding in 1981. Since the mid-1980s, Scott, Connolly and Priest have each played with their own versions of Sweet during different periods of time. Connolly died in 1997, and Tucker died in 2002. The two surviving members are still active in their respective versions of the band; Scott's is based in the United Kingdom and Priest's in the United States.

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Ilja Richter präsentiert: Best of… Compilation 2012-03-23 itunes amazon
New York Connection Album 2012 itunes amazon
Action: The Sweet Anthology Compilation 2009-04-28 itunes amazon
Collections Compilation 2008-08 itunes amazon
Blockbuster: The Best of Sweet Compilation 2007-09-24 itunes amazon
First Recordings 1968 - 1971 Compilation 2005-01-03 itunes amazon
The Very Best of Sweet Compilation 2005 itunes amazon
Glitz Blitz & Hitz Compilation 2004-04-13 itunes amazon
Media Markt Collection: The Sweet Compilation 2002-05-27 itunes amazon
Sweetlife Album 2002 itunes amazon
Level Headed Album 2001 itunes amazon
Greatest Hits Compilation 2000 itunes amazon
HitStory Compilation 2000 itunes amazon
Greatest Hits Remixed Remix 1999-06 itunes amazon
Sweet Fanny Adams Album 1999-05-03 itunes amazon
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